"We were all going through the same conditions. It's just they were getting a lot of good things being brought in, they were getting pizzas when they were going upstairs, getting coffees," he told Channel Seven's Sunday Night program.

"As soon as they pulled out their cheque book everything went downhill for everybody. Obviously not for Channel 9's crew," he said.

Ms Faulkner and the 60 Minutes crew, including star reporter Tara Brown, were released from prison after two weeks.